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Hillsman Wright wants to bring the glitz of Broadway theater back to Los Angeles. The executive director of the Los Angeles Historic Theater Foundation (LAHTF), has been working for more than 30 years to revitalize the downtown theater district. “Creating a living theater district really has to have a nonprofit public component behind it,” says Wright. “It’s very difficult for a private investor to come in and buy these buildings, shouldering millions to restore them and keep them up.”

Wright currently has his eye on the United Artist Theater, which was put up for sale last year. The Spanish gothic-styled picture palace was built in 1927 by studio founders D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. It’s one of 12 remaining historic theaters that dot a six block stretch along Broadway Ave., forming the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. Read More »

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